Sample Management Assistant

Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company which provides a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries. The Group believes it is the world leader in food, environment and pharmaceutical products testing and in agroscience CRO services. It is also one of the global independent market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, discovery pharmacology, forensics, advanced material sciences and for supporting clinical studies. In addition, Eurofins is one of the key emerging players in specialty clinical diagnostic testing in Europe and the USA.

Group's key figures are approx. 6.95 billion Euros turnover, over 950 laboratories across 60 countries and about 63,000 staff.

Position Summary:

The Sample Manager Assistant (SMA) position is an administrative role working with senior sample management team.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Sample Auditing- including the formal review of all protocols, specifications, methods, and other documents that are submitted or used by the project within a LIMS system.
• Managing technical information within a LIMS system relating to Sample Management. 
• Sending Entry instructions to Sample Administration on incoming samples.
• Direct client interaction via email
• Communicate with Project Management, Inside/Outside Business Development, and Technical groups as necessary to complete assignments
• Communicate regular status updates to supervisor

Basic Minimum Qualifications (BMQ): 

To perform this job successfully, the individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements below are representative of the knowledge, skill or ability required.

Education/Experience (BMQ):

A master’s degree in science field (M. Sc / M. Pharm), with 1-2 years of experience in pharmaceutical industry.

Key Candidate Attributes:

• Self-motivation; excellent quality of work and attention to detail
• Ability to communicate effectively with coworkers and internal/external clients
• Ability to learn new tasks quickly and to move easily from task to task
• Ability to handle prioritization and multiple tasks simultaneously
• Ability to use a personal computer and learn necessary programs
• Good communication skills (oral and written)
• Organizational ability and good judgement
• Science background/education and/or laboratory experience
• Strong Math Skills
• Logical Thinking, Good Reasoning Ability
• Motivation to excel
• Coaching/mentoring of peers